Erika Wittekind, Author at The Mary Sue

Erika Wittekind

Erika Wittekind (she/her) is a contributing writer covering politics and news and has two decades of experience in local news reporting, freelance writing, and nonfiction editing. Hobbies and special interests include hiking, dancing in the kitchen, trying to raise empathetic teen boys, and keeping plants alive. Find her on Mastodon at @erikalyn.newsie.social.

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Katherine Heigl and Seth Rogen on a bad date in the movie Knocked Up

The Washington Post Editorial Board Is Way Too Concerned With Your Dating Life

What if you just lowered your standards and considered someone who doesn't respect the basic rights of you or your friends?

A family gathers around a table for Thanksgiving dinner in an SNL sketch

Actually, Go Ahead and Bring Up Abortion Over Turkey and Stuffing This Year

Some of the most terrifyingly powerful people in the country—low-info swing voters—might be sitting across the table from you.

James Patterson raises his fists in celebration after accepting the Back the Blue Award at the 2023 FOX Nation Patriot Awards on Nov. 16 in Nashville, Tennessee.

James Patterson Proudly Accepts Copaganda Honor at Fox Nation “Patriot Awards”

If we didn't already know he was trash, this confirms it.

Michael Longfellow plays Mike Johnson and Devon Walker plays his son in the SNL cold open on Oct. 28.

The New House Speaker Claims to Have a Black Son and Everything About It Is Super Weird

Mike Johnson actually compared himself to Sandra Bullock's character in "The Blind Side." Yikes.

Trump speaks at a campaign stop in 2015.

‘I Don’t Mind Being Nelson Mandela,’ and Other Bizarre Things That Came Out of Trump’s Mouth on Monday

Former president Donald J. Trump is a danger to democracy and to the world, but let's not forget that he is also deeply strange.

A gang of gremlins in a still from the 1984 movie

Speaker Candidates Multiply Like Gremlins as Horror Show in Congress Continues

They are all terrible, and they keep coming.

A smiling Joe Biden jokes with reporters while returning to the White House in June 2023.

The Biden Campaign Is Trolling Trump on His Own Social Media Platform—With Hilarious Results

Within days of joining Truth Social, the Biden campaign already had more followers than the Trump campaign. And you know who cares about followers.

Cenk Uygur announces his campaign for president on The Young Turks

No One Is Buying Cenk Uygur’s Delusional Campaign for President

Only natural-born citizens are eligible to be president. So what is Uygur doing?

Emma Stone walks down a school hallway in Easy A, wearing a black corset top and a scarlet letter on her chest.

Has Nancy Mace Actually Read ‘The Scarlet Letter’?

Mace wore a big red letter "A" to a meeting, with apparently no idea what the letter stands for.

Julia Ormond at the Cannes Film Festival in 2008

Julia Ormond Suing CAA, Miramax, and Disney for Enabling Alleged Assault by Harvey Weinstein

It's about time someone went after Weinstein's many enablers.